Parents of young-ish kids: Do you fix different foods for yo

CALake

We try to eat meals together, but sometimes my recipes take a lot longer to prepare and the kids are too hungry to wait! On those nights they get typical "kid" meals of mac & cheese, chicken nuggets, or grilled cheese sandwiches, but they always have loads of fruits and veggies to eat with their meals too.

On the subject of picky eaters... I won't force my kids to eat something they're not hungry for, but I also won't reward a poor dinner with dessert. I have no problem with giving them a cheese stick or apple near bedtime when they ate a poor meal- I'm not going to punish a kid for being a kid